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Yetta Zwerling
… with her family to America, and she began to act in children's roles in variety theatre and soon thereafter in … in Yiddish vaudeville. Then she acted for four years in musical comedy under the leadership of Leon Errol, and then … theatre. Her deceased sister Bessie had performed in music halls.Zwerling's children Artie, Sidney and Albert …
Eliakum Zunser
… He was the first badhan to have a rudimentary knowledge of music. By his personal qualities he raised the profession of … followed by more songs booklets. In 1871 Zunser lost seven children during a cholera epidemic and, a year later, his … 1 2009. Nulman, Macy. Concise Encyclopedia of Jewish Music , New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1975. ' …
Abramo Dall' Arpa
… Italian musician. Member of the dall'Arpa family from Mantua, whose members were known as musicians and especially as harpists, hence the family name. … at the imperial court, he instructed Emperor Ferdinand I's children music. His grandson Abramino dall'Arpa continued in …
Deborah Lynn "Debbie" Friedman
… role in dramatically shifting the aesthetics of liturgical music in the liberal Jewish movements of North America. … career began in the 1960's, developing out of the folk music and communal singing tradition of Jewish summer camps. … and religious Jewish themes, educational songs for children, community and identity-building songs for youth, …
Israel Goldfarb
… to New York in 1893. Although he had a pleasant voice and musical talent, his brother, Samuel Eliezer Goldfarb was acknowledged as the musician in the family. While Samuel began a career in … responses and services for the yearly cycle, intended for children and for congregational choirs. Israel Goldfarb died …
Yitzhak Graziani
… Yitzhak Graziani was born in Russe , Bulgaria . His musical path began in grade-school, as he participated in … married a woman named Dora, and enrolled in the Academy of Music in Sofia . In 1948, Graziani immigrated with his … choir, which he conducted for 12 years, founding its children's choir, various theater productions (in Habimah, …
Moshe Rudinow
… Russian songs into Hebrew and Yiddish, and performed the music of Jewish composers such as Engel , Saminsky , and … to Oakland, California, in order to be closer to their children. Moshe Rudinow died in 1953. As a composer, Rudinow …
Yehezkiel Braun
… in Israel , is most known for his often-performed choral music. A 2001 Israel Prize laureate, he is probably the most … composer, with over 120 works published by the Israel Music Institute. His feeling for modality in harmony and … the Book of Ruth (chamber orchestra, 1965), Psalm Verses (children’s choir, 1982), Fifteen Passover Songs (1982), …
Mordechai Breuer
… from Germany. In 1942, Breuer studied in a course for music teachers at the Jerusalem Conservatory and received a … that combined the various communities of the institution's children. Breuer began his studies at the Hebrew University … world of yeshivot and their development. Mordechai Breuer's Musical Education: In the synagogue of the Kahal Adat …
Andre Hajdu
… after the war at the prestigious Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest. There he studied under Endre Szervánszky … (composition), Erno Szégedi (piano) and Zoltán Kodály (ethnomusicology). As a disciple of Kodály, Hajdu developed a deep … on Jewish subjects are Psalms for baritone, boy alto, children's choir and orchestra (1984), the cantata Eternal …